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The ring boy scandal was a sex scandal in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; now known as WWE) centered around allegations that in the late 1980s and early 1990s ring announcer Mel Phillips (1941–2012) had recruited teenage boys for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
Pat Patterson (born Pierre Clermont; January 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler and producer, widely known for his long tenure in the professional wrestling promotion WWE, first as a wrestler, then as a creative consultant and producer, or agent.
The scandal was covered in the Netflix docuseries "Mr. McMahon," which also touched on sexual abuse accusations directed at company employees Terry Garvin and Pat Patterson.
In October 2024, McMahon was named as a defendant in a lawsuit, accusing her, her husband, and WWE of negligence with regards to the "ring boys" scandal, in which multiple WWE personnel, including ring announcer Mel Phillips and executives Pat Patterson and Terry Garvin, either resigned or were dismissed in 1992 after being accused of sexually ...
Pat Patterson, the first openly gay pro wrestling star and a WWE Hall of Famer, has died, the organization announced Wednesday. “From the Intercontinental Title to the Royal Rumble Match and ...
Pat Patterson, WWE Hall of Famer who spent decades in the ring and as Vince McMahon’s right-hand man, died at the age of 79. WWE announced the wrestling superstar's death on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.
On November 8, 1997, one day before Survivor Series, McMahon met with Pat Patterson and Michaels in a hotel room in Montreal and planned the screwjob. [9] It is unclear how many people knew of the impending betrayal, but McMahon's close aide Gerald Brisco was involved in the planning.
He was good friends with fellow gay wrestler Pat Patterson. [2] He knew Patterson, as well as tag team partner Ron Garvin, when he was growing up in Montreal. [4] Garvin died from cancer on August 18, 1998, at the age of 61, and had been suffering from failing health. [4] [1] Terry was also married and had 2 children. [citation needed]